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Gigi: Why It's Really Great To Be A Model Now

THERE are many advantages to being a top model: world travel, global exposure, fame, fortune, but there is something far more intangible that is currently exciting Gigi Hadid.

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"What’s really great about being a model right now, is that there’s so much inspiration and good intent behind the collections," Hadid told us ahead of yesterday's Tommy Hilfiger show at the brand's Knightsbridge HQ. "The designers do a really good job of making us feel very empowered in being a part of that runway. Especially this season, I've been really excited because all the girls take on the power that the designers have given us and that’s been really fun."

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Having a story also helps the 22-year-old get into the runway spirit. "I try to give the creative team what they want and get into the mindset," she smiled. "I feel like once you understand the story behind a collection, it’s a lot easier to model the clothes."

Christopher Kane takes his bow post show. "In a time when facades have never been as stoical as they are now, he painted a relevant picture of our desire to appear as if we’re leading perfect lives, one Instagram post at the time," said Vogue's fashion critic Anders Christian Madsen.

Marques' Almeida takes over a tunnel off Brick Lane to show its spring/summer 2018 collection. "It will be hard for anyone in London to beat the Marques'Almeida location this season," wrote Vogue's Ellie Pithers.

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September 18 2017

A look from the Pringle of Scotland show. "Stringer is filtering through her own personality and the thirty-something generation she represents, too young for boardroom feminism and too old for millennial exuberance," said Vogue's Anders Christian Madsen of designer Fran Stringer's SS18 outing.

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September 18 2017

Vogue's Kate Phelan, Venetia Scott and Edward Enninful take their seats at the Roksanda show.

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September 18 2017

Roksanda Ilincic takes her bow after her spring/summer 2018 show. The show took place in Kensington Gardens by The Serpentine, with guests gifted woollen blankets to keep them warm.

Adoah Aboah on the Topshop catwalk. "Coats were particularly good – both Aboah and Baldwin proclaimed themselves fans – and it all felt remarkably in tune with the way girls want to dress themselves in 2017," said Vogue's Olivia Singer. Read her full review here.

Gareth Pugh opted for a different format this season. In lieu of a show, the designer opted to present a film, in collaboration with Nick Knight. As it aired at the London IMAX, we published a deep analysis of the short.

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September 16 2017

Simone Rocha's SS18 collection. "There aren't many designers who could take tulle, silk, satin and lace, weave them together and come away with something that feels elegant rather than overwrought – but Simone Rocha is one of them," said Olivia Singer today. Read her report here.

Tamara Ralph and Michael Russo take their bow following their first ready-to-wear show for their brand. "Launching ready-to-wear - where prices start at around £2,800 and go up to £15k - is the obvious next step in their bid to build a 21st Century luxury lifestyle brand," said Vogue's acting fashion features director Claudia Croft. Read her full review here.

Georgia May Jagger on the Ashley Williams runway. "Ashley Williams’s girl has pushed her party-vibe to the side to opt for a health-is-wealth wellness warrior approach, for the time being…" said Miss Vogue's Naomi Pike. Read her review, and see all the show pictures, here.